Some more lovely hands , it's looking good

I don't want home ed to be changed because in schools you get easy maths, I like home ed because I have got nice maths ! Says Thea aged 8.

Taylor aged 2 did a bit on his own.

Sameeha wishes to read and write a lot :0)

Amaarah age 10: "My wish is for happiness :o)"

Areyha says she wants to read a lot.

Jammela :" My wish is to master the Korean language."

Jack aged 12 says:" I like being home educated because you don't have to run around at breaktimes."

Barnaby age 2 Likes colouring and dressing up.

Mum Rachel 35 and Noah 9months : "We learn and play together."

Clemancy aged 6 : "I can go to the toilet or get a drink when I need to. I learn more at home .
I like my reading books.

Dad Jon aged 35 says " We have the freedom to be individuals."

Effie aged 10 : " In school you are not allowed to see your brothers or sisters.

Henry aged 4 says " I learn about the vikings and the normans I learn about times tables on the computer.

Very busy in Sheffield and Okehampton

These hands came without any names , so if you recognise your hands please email me your name and tell me which letter your hands are so I can put your name on :o)

Being Home ed is great. I am 10, home school rocks.

I am 10 : Home ed is good.

My girls are home educated and they love it.

I am going to be home educated all my life.

Your site is great! No.7 from Okehampton is my son, Indi Sky, aged 10 months. (Writing by me I confess! - Juno, aged 34).

Only one year old and already making plans :o)

starting young and keen to carry on :o)

Please please let us carry on home educating like we are now!

Hey send me your name I'll put it on :o)

Some lovely hands here, could you send me your names and wishes for your future and education and i'll put them on here.

Is that an alien we spy? With only one eye :o)
Send us your names please and we'll put them on:o)

Isabel, Esther and Bess

From Bess, (aged 6) who says

"I love home education because there are always fun things to do."

From Esther, (aged 4), who says
"I love home education because I love my friends."

From Isabel, (aged 6) who says
"HAPPY HOME EDUCATING PANCAKE DAY".

16th February - Sam likes the hugs :o)

Lauren (6) I love to do home ed because you don’t have to do work all day and you don’t have any homework.

Sam (4) The best thing about home ed is that I can have hugs whenever I want to.

Lyn says - I love my children being children.

Some more lovely hands

We home-ed in Spain!

Love the campaign you are doing, and wish you best wishes for it's success.

My daughter's name is Jo, she is 14 years old.

Her wish for home-ed, is for it to be accepted as an officially recognised means of learning, especially by the bureaucrats!

And on Valentines Day

My wish is for the freedom to educate our children within the definition of the existing law and in the manner best suited to each individual child - with minimal intervention from outside authorities.

aww bless! now you see Niamh and Nye aren't even school age yet - but home education is seemless , our way doesn't start at 9.00am and stop at 3.00 pm.
It's life, living and learning and goes on 24/7!

Jenna wishes for the freedom to pursue her dreams.

Jessica says "I love being with friends and family it's the best way to learn. "

Jodie says she wishes for everyone to be in harmony :o)

Aimee says : "I wish for every child to be happy and for my mum to be happy."

Luci says she wishes to be left alone with her mum.

Jakob age 9 says he wants home ed to stay fun!

Peri age 40 says lots of things , but she wants her son to stay in her safe hands by her own freedom of choice!

Mike 45 : To have an open mind, to have hands that create and learn, and to help teach his boy to learn in the same way.

Declan says Home ed is more fun than school.

AJ says: "I wish to learn what I want from home. I want to learn more about gears and other machines."

Ash says he wishes that everyone had the freedom to make their own choices in life.

from Annette
The green hand says "with love for my son....be free,be strong,be healthy,be happy,be yourself...home education..time and freedom to grow"

The pink hand says"with love for my daughter...home education...letting children find their own path in their own time to discover who they are and can be. ...home education for the children's sake"

Then some more, I love it :)

Chappy age 5 says "I love weaving and want to go on a train and to the seaside."



















Dani says :What a lovely idea! Here are some hands from me and the kids. We wrote our messages on our hands.
Her wish says "I wish for freedom and space for all children to learn what they need, however, whenever and wherever they choose." I am 38

















Leo's says "I wish the LEA would stop bothering us." He is 6.


















Pearlie's says "I would like the goverment to keep home ed as it is." She is 9

Yvonne is a home edding mum

















Yvonne says :I have one life. I want to spend it living, loving and learning with my children every day.

The postman came

The postman came look and brought me some hands and some thoughts from Felix aged 4 and his brother Tom :o) The boys have done the work all on their own - out of the mouths of babes. . . . . . . .

























Tom has written his thoughts in the form of a letter to Tony Blair ! Any other children who want to write letters?? I'll happily put any work on with the hands :o) It's a good place to share what we can do isn't it?












These are Oliver's hands.

Oliver, aged 3, says,
"My education wish is to play with our new toy kitchen and all my toys."

These are Harriet's hands.
Harriet, aged 5, says, " I like going to Home Ed. groups and playing with my friends. I like learning about letters and writing but only when I want to."

These are the hands of a home-educating mum.
Katherine, aged 28, says, " I wish that this government consultation listens to logic and reason and not prejudice. Further monitoring is not necessary."

lots of new people waving at us :o)

Evie 2 years - Wants to use more glue.

Callum aged 9 would like to continue being able to learn outdoors!

Declan age 9" My wish is that Home education can continue and for all Home Edders to be happy. My favourite things are, history, mythology and gaming."

Isobel aged 8 - She wants to do more art and still be able to go out and about during the day.

Daniel 13 y.o. who wishes to continue to be able to choose what to learn and to be left in peace and quiet to get on with it

Cameron age 6, and he says "HE is fun and I like to bake every day".





Oscar (aged 9) waves and wishes that all children could have the chance to home educate.

James aged 10.
His wish is for all schools to close!

Catharine wishes for more stories and chocolate too. (age 2)

Eleanor's wish is that all children could be home educated so that nobody has to go to school. (age 5)

Gary would like to carry on being able to make major life decisions as any adult should be allowed to and carry on learning with my children. (age 46)





Liz wishes to help her children learn without interference until they outgrow her abilities.





Patrick's wish is for more maths computer games (age 8)

Hamish:I wish that the Government changes its mind about home education reform. (age 7)






Minnie: I wish to be home educated for ever! (Age 5)



Holly Holly: I hope that we end up still being able to decide what we do in home education (age 9)






Cassie's hands, she is 12.
Her wish is: For things to stay as they are, so I can learn about what I like.

Emma-Louise's, she is 14. Her wish is: I always want to learn about what I like, it is fun and possible because of home-education.





Jessica's, she is 12.

Her wish is to: Learn the way I love to learn at home with my Mum.




This pair of hands are mine, Marie, I am 38.
My wish is: I want my children to be as happy as they are now forever, home education has been the best decision of our lives.



Angelica aged 3
Her wish: I love my work books and going to dancing.




Peter aged 7
His wish: I don’t want to go back to school, learning at home is more fun. I don’t get bullied and I can choose what I want to learn.





Nathan aged 8,

His wish is that the rules stay the same so we can carry on as he is now.

Hi I am Alex and I am 10 years old.
HE is a fun way to learn. I feel more confident since we began HE because I have more time to learn the things I like (like computer programming!)

Hi my name is Hannah and I am 8 years old.
My wish is that the government will believe that home ed is better our way, not theirs.
I love learning at home, it's new every day!




Milly (9 years old)
My wish for my life and home education is to be free to learn what interests me without being stuck in a classroom

Have you waved your hands 4 home ed?

Georgia (aged 4).
She says : "I like Home Education coz it's fun and I like my friends coz they're nice. Big kiss and big heart."

Maya age 12
Her quote : " I love learning at home. I've made lots of new friends. I have done more interesting subjects than I would have done at school. I don't want the law to change! Home education is the best thing that has ever happened to me!"

Quela's hands age 2
Her hands are the first hands to come to me by
email WOW!
: she says "I love dancing"

Dawniy age 44
my wish is that everyone can enjoy the special relationship that grows when we are allowed to learn alongside our own children.

Isaac Age 6
He did every bit of his hand all on his own.
His Wish : more sweets (mum says no)








Naomi age 6
Her wish : I wish to learn a lot at home and be a vet.









Zoe age 8
My wishes: That I don't have to see the LEA again.
I wish children at school could choose what they wanted to learn.To read more classics.
That I can always stay at home to learn.

Lana (12) has waved for home ed
: she hopes we can all carry on doing home ed in our own way.







Minnie
Thank you for your hands Minnie, can you send us your hope or wish please?

Freddy Has drawn his hand - can you send me some coloured ones with a wish Freddy?







Kirsty age 9 has waved for home ed,
Her wishes: I would love to have even contact with even more Home educated children.
I don't ever want to go back to school I enjoy choosing what to learn.

DJ Age 7 has waved for home ed.
My wish is to have more of my pictures on the internet,
and to do more maths.